Drink & Be Merry

Toast to Good Times in ILLINOISouth!

WINE -

If wine is more your speed, there are two different wine trails in our territory; the Carlyle Lake Wine Trail in our Central Region and the Wabash Valley Wine Trail in our Eastern Region.

Carlyle Lake Wine Trail

HIDDEN LAKE WINERY - Aviston

BRETZ WILDLIFE LODGE AND WINERY - Carlyle

TWELVE OAKS VINEYARD - Carlyle

CROOKED CREEK WINERY - Centralia

Wabash Valley Wine Trail

BERRYVILLE VINEYARDS - Claremont

FOX CREEK VINEYARDS - Olney

HOMESTEAD VINEYARDS - West Salem

IRENE’S VINEYARD - Oblong

LASATA WINES - Lawrenceville

There are also several other wineries in ILLINOISouth that are must visits but aren’t associated with a wine trail.

JO-AL WINERY - Mascoutah

THE POUR VINEYARD - Red Bud

THE WEINGARTEN - Belleville

COPPER DOCK - Pocahontas

CAMEO VINEYARDS - Greenup

BELLA VISTA WINERY - Maryville

BEER -

Fans of beer have no shortage of breweries to visit in our 22-county area. Many of those breweries can be found on the Southern Illinois Beer Trail, which spans as far north as Madison County – all the way down to Union County. Ten of those breweries fall in ILLINOISouth’s territory.

EXCEL BREWING - Breese

PEEL BREWING COMPANY - O'Fallon

4204 MAIN STREET BREWING - Belleville

MILLPOND BREWING AND INCUBATOR - Millstadt

STUBBORN GERMAN BREWING COMPANY - Waterloo

HOPSKELLER BREWING COMPANY - Waterloo

LIEFERBRAU BREWERY - Red Bud

WHITE ROOSTER FARMHOUSE BREWERY - Sparta

ST. NICHOLAS BREWING COMPANY - Du Quoin

ST. NICHOLAS LANDMARK - Chester

DISTILLERIES -

While there aren’t near as many distilleries as wineries or breweries, the four that call ILLINOISouth home are all top notch! Stumpy’s and Witness make both vodka and whiskey, while Mastermind specializes in solely vodka, and Schomaker features some tasty moonshine. Cheers!

MASTERMIND VODKA - Pontoon Beach

STUMPY’S SPIRITS - Columbia

WITNESS DISTILLERY - Vandalia

SCHOMAKER DISTILLERY - Nashville (limited hours)

For more information on the best places to grab a drink, visit ILLINOISouth.org/ Wineries-and-Breweries

Witness Distillery in Vandalia, IL